CLIFTON HALL SCHOOL LIMITED

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

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Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Whitelaw Wells

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“On the basis of projections prepared for the two years to 31 July 2027 which demonstrate the continued annual generation of net income and the operation within existing overdraft thresholds, as well as the continued support of the School's bankers, the Governors consider it appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis. Auditors concluded that the governors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”

Significant events

• “This past year has marked a turning point in the history of Clifton Hall School. This year saw the retirement of Mr. Rod Grant, who served as Headmaster of Clifton Hall for 20 years. Mrs. Jill Drummond was welcomed as the new Head of Clifton Hall School.”
• “This year also witnessed the successful completion and official opening of the new Games Hall ("Grant Hall"), a major capital investment designed to enhance provision for sport and physical wellbeing.”
• “One of the most significant developments this year has been the UK Government's decision to introduce VAT on independent school fees. The Board took early steps to mitigate effects, including announcing a freeze on fee levels for two years. The School became VAT registered from 1 December 2024.”
• “The Board made the conscious decision due to VAT introduction to honour current bursaries but not to award any new bursaries to new students for the academic year 2025-26.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +1.9%

  £5,989,615 → £6,105,890

• Cash

  -45.5%

  £1,807,612 → £985,596

• Net assets

  +7.1%

  £1,697,961 → £1,818,784

• Employees

  -4.2%

  72 → 69

• Wages

  +3.9%

  £3,132,376 → £3,253,699

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers